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Dropped through a Bridge

CLEVELAND, o., Feb. IA bad
railroad smashup occurred this morn
ing about l O'Clock on the Cleveland
& Pittsburg railroad. Just south of
the city limits bridge gave way I'M
der the night express train which left
the union depot shortly after mid
night, but luckily no lives were lost.
The bridge was of iron, about sixty
feet long and eighteen feet above the
water. Heavy rains had swollen
the creek that it SPAWNED.
into torrent and it is supposed the
flood undermined the stone abutments.
When the locomotive struck the bridge
the engineer felt it tremb1e but passed
over it in safety. however, and the
baggage and express cars went over
the shaky structure without accident
but the smoking car had only got fair
" upon the bridge when it sagged
downward and with a sud
den shock the train was brought
| to standstill. Had the train beer
running at the regular rate of speed, q
terrible disaster would have occurred
! but the engineer was going cautiously
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A VeritabIe Wolr Boy.

Some natives. travelling by some I'M
frequented part of the jungle in the
Bulandshahr district, were surprised to
see small boy, OF 6 years old, crawl
ing about on hands and feet. On
drawing near they were amazed to see
the boy disappear quickly within the
interior of a large hole, which, on
closer inspection, turned out to be the
dwelling-place of some wild beast They
reported the occurrence to the magis-
trate sahib of Bulanshahr, who dis
patched messengers to the spot with in
structions to light fire at the mouth of
the cave. This was done, and the
binding fumes making their way into
the farthest corner of the hole, a snarl-
ing she-wolf sprang forth with bound.
A moment later the boy, too, came
forth, when he fell easy prey to those
intent on securing him. On conveying
him to the magistrate the boy was
found to be speechless, imbecile, and as
near an approach to an animal as a
human being can possibly be. Vege-
table food was offered TO him, but this
he refused. And it was only when
meat was placed before him that he
would eat. In the orphanage he soon
learned to walk upright partake of
vegetable food and to wear clothing.
All attempts to teach HIM to speak have
been fruitless, and he is void of reason,
though not altogether unintelligenL-
Bombay Guardian.
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opinion, of his Anglo-Saxon persistence
in upholding an opinion once
formed. that made our British
ancestors and American people
the forces of civilization. General LO-
gan was entitled to the highest praise
for those qualities. Now he thought of
him not dead but promoted, leaving
them to mourn his departure, not for
his sake but because his conspicuous
example, his conspicuous experience in
public affairs and the wisdom of his
counsels were withdrawn.
Henderson spoke of the brilliant mil
itary qualities of General Logan. He
had first seen him in front of confed-
crate position on Kenesaw mountain.
The sight was All inspiration. In ac-
ton he was the very spirit OF war; his
mere presence would make coward
fight.
Hampton said none were more will
ing to pay due tribute to the memory of
General Logan than were those who
had been his political opponents. AS
democrat, a southern man and con-
federate soldier, he wag called upon to
speak of Logan as a republican, honor
ed by his party, a northern man who
had given his to prove sincerityof his
convictions, and as 4 federal soldier.
Mr.. Plumb said that no one would
deny to Mr.. Logan, the rare gifts and
virtues which make their possession
conspicuous anywhere. His zeal re-
sistless, his energy intense, his indus
try tirelesS, his intellect clear and in
cisive, his courage mistaken in any and
every circumstance, his legality of
truth and duty undoubted, and his
fidelity to friendship in these days of
self seeking were almost phenomenal.
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Capital Cuttings
RHJS ApPROyEO

WASHINGTON, ID. C. Feb. 1O.-The
president has approved the army ap-
preparation bill, the immediate trans
portation bill an act for the erection of
a public building at Jefferson, Texas,
and an act for the completion of a pub
lie building at Santa Fee, n. NJ.
THE COTTON CROP
WASHINGTON, D. C.. Feb. 1O.-The
final report of the cotton crop of 1886.
shows the average date of closing the
picking season and the proportion of
the crop marketed on the list of Febru-
airy, the quality of the staple, the price
of the seed and the estimated produc-
ton compared with that of 1885. The
close of picking Is reported the same as
| last year in the Carolinas and Texas.
one day earlier in Mississippi, two days
later in Georgia and Louisiana,
four in Tennessee, twenty-one
| IN Arkansas. Late maturity of
crop extended the season slightly in a
| few states. The only returns of pro
portion marketed made the average to
/ February i, 1885, per cent. at that
date about "a, $50 900 bales had gone
| from the plantations. This would in.
dictate crop of about ,460. 600 bales
The proportion by states are as follows
| North Carolina, 81; South Carolina. So
Georgia, IS; Florida, s.; Alabama. 81
| Mississippi, 81; Louisiana. IS: Texas
Sc; Arkansas, 81; Tennessee, So. The
quality Of the crop Is superior. Rarely
II ever have the returns OF eleannesl
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Trouble Ahead.

When the appetite fails and sleep
grows restless and unrefreshing there
is trouble ahead. The digestive organs
when healthy crave food, the nervous
system, when vigorous and tranquil,
gives its possessor no uneasiness at
night. A tonic, to be effective, should not
be mere appetizer, nor are the nerves
to be strengthened and soothed by the
unaided action of sedatiYe or a mar
cotic. What is required is a medicine
which invigorates the stomach and
promotes assimilation of food by the
system, by which means the nervous
system, as well as other parts of the
physical organism, are strengthened.
These are the effect sof Hostetter's
Stomach Bitters, a medicine whose
reputation is founded firmly in public
confidence, and which physicians com
mend for its tonic, anti-bilious and
other properties. It is used with the
best results in fever and ague, rheuma-
tism, kidney and uterine weakness and
l other maladieS
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rule Of conspiracy under an Irish parlia-

rule of conspiracy under an Irish parlia-
ment.''
ORDERED TO JAPAN.
ST. PETERSBURG, Feb. 1.-THE Rus
sian Mediterranean feet has been or
dered to Japan, where the car intends
to assemble squadron of considerable
proportions.
CONFEDERATION AT RANGooN.
RANGooN, Feb. Flour hundred
houses were burned here to-day.
PARNELL's ADDRESS REJECTED.
LONDON, Feb. 1l.-Debate on Par
lrell'S amendment to the address in re-
ply to the queens speech, was continued
this evening, and at its conclusion a
vote was taken and the amendment
was rejected, $50 to 246.
THE EMPEROR HAS COOLED OFF.
NEW YORK. Feb. 12-Bernard
O'Reilly telegraphs to the Sun from
ton in Germany secures the peace of
Europe and Emperor William will
withhold the warlike manifesto he
would have otherwise published.
CONSTRUCTING BARRACKS.
PARIS, Feb. 12-The government is
purchasing timber in Bohemia for the
purpose of constructing barracks.
WAR PREPARATIONS COMPLETE.
BRUSSELS, Feb. Fit is an
nounced that all forts in Belgium
along the frontier of France have re-
ceived complete war armament and
preparations have been carried to the
extent of modifying troops. King Lee
opold will he commander-in-chief of
the Belgium forces with General Briol-
mont as chief of staff Count of Elan
ders, brother of the king, will COM
mand the first army corps and General
VaiderSmiSSint the second,
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Express RObbere .

CHICAGO. ILL.,, Feb. 12.-It is ex-
pected that all parties suspected of
completely in the murder of Messenger
Nichols and the robbery of the Rock
Island express car, in March last, will
be under arrest very soon. Schwartz,
alias Mayhem, brakeman on the
train, Pinkerton says is guilty beyond
all reasonable doubt, and Mrs. May
hew is now secreted, having given val
liable testimony duplicating her hus-
band. Newton Watts, a baggage mas
ter, is under arrest and two other prin-
cipals in the crime are wanted.
A Daily News Morris, Illinois, special
says in regard to the Rock Island
train robbery: Yesterday William
Pinkerton came here with Watts and
Mrs. Schwartz and held long inter
terview with Schwartz. This morning
at o'clock Watts was placed under
arrest and taken before Justice Wood
bury. charged with completely in the
murder of Kellogg Nichols. The pre-
liminary examination was postponed
to Friday of next week. Jim Cody
another suspect" was admitted tC
bail this morning in the sum of IS coo
Mrs. Schwartz is here, also Pinkerton
and Smith, and further arrests are ex.
| O0cfa1
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REIGN OF TERROR.
LiquOrites DemOlishlng Property of
Temperance AgltatOrs.
Schwartz, the Suspected Express Rob-
Der, Makes Confession.
A Smoking Car Drops Partially
Through Bridge.
Tom McGowan Of Duluth Breaks His
Neck by Falling.
Passenger Agent Carpenter FOrbids
the Issue of Passes.
Prosecuting Temperance Arisators.

MOUNT BRIDGES, Ont, Feb. IA
reign of terror exists here owing to
several Outrages which have been per-
petrated by liquor dealers on clergy
men and others who have commenced
the crusade against them in enforcing
the Canadian temperance act. In
spector Robertson's house was broken
into and the front door and window
smashed in. Havoc was made gener-
ally among the furniture. Two shots
were fired in the hallway, but fortu-
nately without injury to anyone.
The house of Rev. SilcoX, who
has been an active worker against
them, was also attacked, but they we're
discovered before any damage was
done. Rev. j. L. Moore, Methodist
clergyman, was the next victim. All
the window glass was smashed out of
the front of his house and the front
door broken in. y revolver shot was
fired through a window at Moore,
without doing him any harm. Several
other outrages of a similar character
have been perpetrated, and threats are
made to burn the houses of all those
who make a further attempt to en-
force the temperance act.
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EuIogIzIng General Logan.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 9.-EveTy seat in
the senate gallery, except those reserved
for the diplomatic corps, the family of
the president and ladies and the press
association were filed this morning
when the senate was called to order
Mrs. Logan and her son, daughter and
friends, to the number of TWENTY-FIVE.
occupied seats on the private gallery.
The chaplain, in prayer, alluded to
Senator Logan, asking that those who
turned from the open grave with SYM
pathiZing hearts might ever be filled
with the spirit of him who was touched
with the feeling of human inliImitieS
As soon as the journal was read.
Cullom rose and offered a resolution
that as an additional mark of respect
to the memory of John y. Logan. long
II senator from the state of Illinois and
a distinguished member of that body
business be now suspended in order
that the friends and associates of the
deceased may pay fitting tribute e
his public and private services lie
then proceeded to address the senate
1t had seemed as if Logan could no,
die, and yet in n moment, in the twink
ling of an eye, God s finger touched him
and he slept. Almost without warning
he passed from strength into weakness
from life TO death and decay. Had M
lived until to-day, sixty-one years
eventful, glorious years-would hav,
rested their burden as a crown upol
his head. The eulogy closed with
quotation ending rest, soldier, states
man, rest; thy troubled life is o'er'
Morgan spoke of the proceedings o
the day rs not unmeaning ceremonial
Did not think of Logan as force tina
had passed away, but as a living enel
egy, still up in great purposes of divin
economy.
Edmunds said when he first mad
acquaintance of General Logan som
twenty years ago in a conference "onn
mittee of the two houses, he was struc
With his characteristics of candOl
simplicity OF statement, plearness
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Brace Up.

You are feeling depressed, your ap-
petite is poor, you are bothered with
headache, you are fidgetty, nervous,
and generally ont of sorts, and want
to brace up. Brace up, but not with
stimulants, spring medicines or Bit
tiers, which have for their basis very
cheap, bad whisky, and which stimu-
late you for an hour, and then leave
you in worse condition than before.
What you want is an Alternative that
viii purify your blood, start healthy
action of liver and kidneys, restore
your vitality, and give renewed health
and strength. Such medicine you
will find in Electric Bitters, and only
50 cents bottle, at B. Wheldon'l
drug store.
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BADLY BATTERED.
Anthony and Muller Roughly Handled
by a Lsavenworth Mob
For Their Activity in Closing Up
Whisky Shops.
A San Francisco Laborer Perforatss
His Wifs's People
With Bullets and Then Puts a Hole
in His Own Head.
Strike Declared OF and
u Grand Rush for Places.
A1aitrsared by TOushs.

LEAvENwoRTH, Kansas, Feb. 12-
Yesterday the largest saloon in Leav-
enworth, known as the Saratoga
was closed by the sheriff upon IA COM
plant of two representatives of the
league. Carl Muller and F. NJ. Anthony.
Last night while the two were passing
the place that had just been closed by
their efforts, they were set upon by IA
gang of roughs, who knocked them
down. tore their clothes and otherwise
maltreated them. Muller regained
his feet, pulled out a pistol and
fired one shot which took
effect in the leg of Il gambler named
Ryan. The crowd did not scatter,
however, and were preparingto assault
the two again, when the police arrived
and drove them off. taking Muller and
Anthony to the county jail for protec-
ton. The closing of the saloons has
engendered a most bitter feeling and
there is no telling what the outcome
will be, as the law and league have not
called a halt and it is possible some
act will be committed that will lead to
bloodshed. 1t is said all gamblers and
roughs will be ordered tie leave town at
once, as they are an element that
alone Will bring on a crisis.
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w,MNnhC,.ma..nr

NEW YORK, Feb. 1.-THE order
calling on the engineers employed on
the steamship and railroad piers to go
on strike, so far as the piers of the
river fronts are concerned, proved a
dead letter. y visit to the docks this
morning failed to discover a single in
stance where stationary engines had
quit work. a visit to the breweries
also showed that all the employees were
at work, and the men stated that they
had positively refused to obey the or
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on account of the flooded condition Of
the country The sudden jerk and
stoppage threw the. locomotive, bag
( gage and express cars over on one side
into ditch. The tender remained on
the track and the smoking car was
caught fast between the abutments
and held partly by the debris of the
bridge and remained midway between
the water and the level of the track.
Only one passenger and the brakeman
were in it, but they succeeded in
climbing out without injury. The
first truck of the passenger car went
over the edge of the abutment and
rolled upon one END sof the smoker.
1t contained fifteen people, four of
whom were ladies. Beyond the gen.
eral shaking up and bad scare no dam
age was done them. Just after the ac-
cident fire broke out among some of
the waste in one corner of the baggage
car but it was quickly extingushed.
The tracks are now clear.
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No More Pnasea.

MILWAUKEE, Feb. 11-General Pas
senger Agent Carpenter of the st. Paul
road has sent circular to all passen-
ger agents, saying the Interstate COM
81. 1887. forbids the issue of passes or
the making of reduced rates to other
than bona. fide railroad employees, eX-
cept as noted below: Therefore from
this date you will not issue nor recon-
mend the issue of annual, season, trip,
or mileage passes, or half fare permits
to any person on any account, who
does not come under the head of railroad
employees, except as noted below: (foI
any period beyond March 31st, 1887 y
Thiscuts off the families of railroad en-
ployes, also newspaper men, hotel and
theatrical proDle. etc.
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RoreIgn Notes.

BERLIN, Feb. 10.-Commander Chad
wick and Lieutenant Buckingham, of
the American Navy, arrived at Kiel to
inspect the dock yards there.
PRICES FIRSIER.
On the course to-day prices were IT.
regular. The market closed firmer.
THE POPE DENOUNCED
at a progressist meeting in Berlin
Herr Munckle denounced, amid cheers,
what he termed the pope's interference
with the elections.
MOVING FRENCH TROOPS.
AdVices from Algiers published in
the Kreuz Zeitung have caused much
excitement here. The dispatches
say that number of generals and staff
officers have left Algeria to assume
commands in France, and that four
battalions of the Twelfth army corps
stationed at Algiers have been ordered
to hold themselves in readiness to EN-.
bark. Preparations are being made al
different ports to expedite the shipping
Of troops.
HALIFAX, Feb. 10-It is reported
that the Cunard steamers, Beta anC
Aloha. have been purchased or charter
ed by the Dominion government fol
| service in protecting the fisheries.
ANOTHER LETTER FROM BRIGHT.
LONDON, Feb. 11.-John Bright hai
written another letter in criticism O
Gladstone's Irish policy. Bright says
my views regarding liberal reunion
have remained unchanged since / spok
at Birmingham in July. What has hap
pened since that confirmed the view
then expressed. attribute the breal
in the liberal party to the unwisdom o
its leader, to a most deplorable aban
donment of the bulk of that party Of it
position and policy at that leaders in
vitation or command. ! dare not SUI
render the interests of the Iris
people to conspiracy, Der
on destroying the land owl
ers of that country, as the first ste
towards severing Ireland from England
a conspiracy to which so much OF LII,
lands present suffering and democrat
cation Is due, have been associated veI
intimately for twenty years with tn
popular minister. I have spoken II
J Ireland for thirty years. / believe
| | majority OF the instructed and though
full Irish prefer the protection and ju
tice of the Imperial parliament to Il
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FIREMAN KILLED.

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 1O.-A fire
broke out this morning at No. 1859
Port street, occupied as a Chinese
laundry and japanese fancy store. 1t
communicated to residence adjoin-
ing. on West street. The wash house
suddenly collapsed. burying a number
of firemen. John Watkinson, a fire.
man, was killed and three others are
fatally injured. 1t is thought several
Cinnamon are buried among the ruins.
AN IRREPARABLE LOSS.
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Feb. 10.-BeSides the
pecuniary loss which resulted last
night from the destruction of Jesse
ArnOt's livery stable, there is one loss
which was suffered which is irrepara-
BILE. The hearse in which the remains
of the martyred president, Abraham
Lincoln, were conveyed to their last
resting place was consumed in the
flames. This hearse was built by Ar
not for that special purpose, and since
that day has never been out of the
building, he refusing to have it pro-
famed by any meaner use after it had
been thus consecrated by the greatest
and most hOnOred man of this country
RUN DOWN IN NORTH RIVER.
NEW YORK. Feb. lO.-The British
steamer Wells City was run down il
steamer Lone Star of the Morgan line
The Wells City had just arrived from
Bristol and was at anchor off her pie
when the Lone Star, coming up tn,
river, ran into her and stove a hole il
her hull. She filed rapidly and sank
| The Lone Star was much damaged
but made her way to landing at pie,
81 and was laid up there. The officer
and crew of the sinking steamer wert
| roCnT=nI aynA fal-
Later investigation reveals the fac
that it was not steamer but fioatini
river ice which stove in the side of tn
Wells City. She sunk in twenty min
utes. She had cargo of tin roofiin
plates, iron ore, iron rails, and petro
leum barrels. consigned to variou
parties.
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Our of The I-s.sus.

CHICAGO, H., Feb. 11.-When the
story was sent out from Chicago about
week ago that the st. louis League
ball club was going out of existence
the franchise having been sold to Kan
sas City, it was denied by President
Stromberg, but information is OBJ
tanned froma perfectly authentic source
that negotiations have been con-
Guided, transferring the franchise of
the MaroonS to Kansas City. With
the exception of Denny and Glass
cock, Kansas City will have it's pick OF
the Maroons. Denny goes to New
York, while Chicago will get Glass
cock.
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A crank with Gan,

SAN Francisco, CAL, Feb. 12.-Last
night George Messmer, laborer in the
employ of a local firm of wine mer-
chants, shot Frederick Muller and Mrs.
Muller, sister of Messmer's divorced
wife. Since the divorce Messmer has
written several threatening letters to
his wife. Last night Messmer rang the
door bell of Mu1ler's residence and
fired two bullets into Muller the mo-
ment the latter opened the door. At
ter shooting down Muller, the as
sassin rushed into the kitchen and
fired at Mrs. Muller as she fed into
the back yard, the bullet penetrating
her left forearm. Messmer then went
into the yard and shot himself in the
head. Doctors think he will die.
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A Word About Catarrh.

1T is the mucous membrane, that wonder
full semi-huid envelope that surrounds the
delicate tissues of the air and food passages,
that Catarrh makes its stronghold. Once es-
tablished, it eats into the very vitals and rem
ders life but lonR-drawn breath of misery
and disease, dulIing the sense of hearing.
trammeling the power of speech, destroying
the faculty of smell, tainting the breath, and
killing the refined pleasures of taste. Insid-
iously, by creeping on from simple cold in
the head, it assaults the membraneous lining
and envelopes the bones, eating through the
delicate coats and causing Inflammation,
sloughing and death. Nothing short of total
eradication will secure health TO the patient,
and all Alternatives are simply tprocrastinRted
suffering. leading TO fatal termination. San
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